# Amputations at United States Air Force
> OSHA SIR `2016043564` · 4/4/2016 · PORT CLINTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Air Force
- **Location:** 200th Red Horse Unit, PORT CLINTON, OHIO, 43452
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a partial amputation of the left middle finger while connecting a tow bar to a forklift's attachment. The employee's finger got pinched between the tow bar and the pintle hook on the attachment.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*